Mass Effect Review
The creators of some of the most popular RPGs in recent history (KOTOR, and Jade Empire) are back with their own space opera for the Xbox 360 known as Mass Effect. The game plays like a combination of both of the aforementioned games: The combat is in real-time like Jade Empire, but is set in a more Star Wars like setting similar to KOTOR. The game’s storyline is set in the 22nd century, and it follows Commander Shepard, and his team, as they follow a rogue alien named Saren before he destroys the galaxy by unleashing a long forgotten species of monstrosities known as the Reapers.
The storyline is pretty well executed, with top-notch voice-acting, and an interesting plot. At certain points in the game you will even be able to choose which one of your teammates will die, and this makes the story all the more dramatic. My only beef with the story is that it isn’t quite as interesting as its predecessor, KOTOR. As for the gameplay, picking what to say to people is a little different than it was before. Instead of just choosing what to say, you must choose a certain approach you want to take when answering questions, and your character will (with his/her own voice) take care of the rest. The combat system is very similar to Gears of War, and it involves you having to take cover, and pop-out to shoot, but it isn’t quite as polished as Gears, and you will often find you character not dropping down when he/she needs to, or getting stuck on walls. The friendly A.I. isn’t all that smart either (like it ever is!) but luckily your allies won’t be affected by your gunfire, so it doesn’t matter as much when they get in your line of fire. The games weapons all work well, and as a plus they never run out of ammo!
Mass Effect is a very well polished RPG, and definitely one of the more memorable ones in recent history. If you are sick of all of these JRPGs flooding the market with the same premise that they always have, this is a GREAT choice.
The Verdict: 5/5
The storyline is pretty well executed, with top-notch voice-acting, and an interesting plot. At certain points in the game you will even be able to choose which one of your teammates will die, and this makes the story all the more dramatic. My only beef with the story is that it isn’t quite as interesting as its predecessor, KOTOR. As for the gameplay, picking what to say to people is a little different than it was before. Instead of just choosing what to say, you must choose a certain approach you want to take when answering questions, and your character will (with his/her own voice) take care of the rest. The combat system is very similar to Gears of War, and it involves you having to take cover, and pop-out to shoot, but it isn’t quite as polished as Gears, and you will often find you character not dropping down when he/she needs to, or getting stuck on walls. The friendly A.I. isn’t all that smart either (like it ever is!) but luckily your allies won’t be affected by your gunfire, so it doesn’t matter as much when they get in your line of fire. The games weapons all work well, and as a plus they never run out of ammo!
Mass Effect is a very well polished RPG, and definitely one of the more memorable ones in recent history. If you are sick of all of these JRPGs flooding the market with the same premise that they always have, this is a GREAT choice.
The Verdict: 5/5
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